page 10 - The Behrend College Beacon - Thursday, March 4, 1999
SPRING
Behrend baseball
hustle
by Jason Snyder
sports editor
The Behrend Lions baseball team
enters the 1999 season with hopes
of continuing to build on a program
that is on the rise. The Lions are
coming off their winningest season
in the history of the college with a
23-10 record. The Behrend men
hope to compete for the Allegheny
Mountain Collegiate Conference
championship in only their second
season in the conference.
The Lions are coached by Paul
Benim, who is entering his fourth
season as the head coach of the
baseball team. In his first three
seasons, Benim has put together a
talented team that could vie for the
AMCC championship. Benim is
assisted by Matt Palisin and Marc
Burchanowski.
The Lions enter this season on a
high note, winning twelve of their
last fourteen games and are riding a
six game winning streak. The 1998
team broke records in pitching strike
outs (240), runs scored (263),
batting average (.332). RBl’s (227),
stolen bases (120, ranked
nationally), and single game records
Softball team looking forward
to 1999 season under Jacobelli
by Jessica Tucci
associate editor
The weather might not be show
ing it, but softball season starts in
less then two weeks. The season
opens up on March 20 with Mount
Union, and is finished on April 22
at Waynesburg.
Head coach Cindy Jacobelli is
very optimistic about her second
Men’s golf team to open season
with trip to Myrtle Beach
by Will Jordan
editor in chief
The 1999 spring varsity men's
golf season begins in the near fu
ture. The team will be playing in
seven tournaments this spring. “On
an average we finish second or third
in the tournaments that we are in.
The talent in our league is fairly dis
tributed for the most part and there
is some competition for us.” said
team captain Jason Cujas, 08 MIS.
This weekend, the team leaves
for Myrtle Beach this weekend and
will be returning on Friday. The
other team captain, Brian Shellito,
08 MIS, said, “I think we’ll be com
petitive. We lost our number one
man last semester because he gradu-
Spring Sports ‘99 Schedule
Date
March 7-14
March 8
March 9
March 11
March 12
March 12
March 17
March 23
March 27
March 28
| March 31
| April 3
| April 6
| April 8
■ April 10
I April II
April 13
I April 15
■ April 17
I April 18
| April 21
■ April 23-24
I April 27
April 30
I May 8-9
- May 19-23
to top of
in runs (20) and stolen bases (11)
Behrend enters the 1999 season
behind the leadership of senior Ryan
Smith. Smith comes off a 1998 season
that saw him bat .312 with 41 runs and
26 RBl’s. On the mound, Smith
recorded a 4-1 record and a 1.37 ERA.
The Lions will also get leadership from
their five juniors. Jeremy Brubaker,
Ryan Frederick, Shaun Headley, Corey
Walters, and Dave Williams add
.... .11 i u a . , . , . , e this season and about going down
ated, but we stdl have three seniors so and we get a head start on several of °
there will be leadership on the team. I the other teams by going down to
think that we play better in the spring Myrtle Beach. lam very excited about
BASEBALL
Opponent Time
(a Spring Training - Fori hcrcc, Florida
Anna Maria College (DH) 9:30 p.m
Christopher Newport University (DH) 12:00 p.m.
Lebanon Valley College (DH) 9:00 p.m.
William Penn College (S) 12:30 p.m.
Norwich University (S) 8:00 p.m.
Allegheny College (S) 2:3()p.m.
Carroll University (S) 1:00p.m.
College Tournament, Tennessee
Chowan College (S) 1:00 p.m.
Maryville College (S) 4:00 p,in.
W. River Falls (S) 10:00 p.m.
TBA iS)
Oherlin College (DH)
(4>Alioona (DH) 1:00 p.m.
Pin-(ireenshurg University (DH) 1:00 p.m.
W 1 Piu-Bradford University (DH) 1:00 p.m.
(a) Frosthurg Stale University (DH) 1:00 p.m.
(«f Hilbert College (DH)
I.aßoche College (DH)
drove City College (DH) 1:00 p.m.
(a> Piti-Oreenshurg Univ. (DH) 1:00 p.m.
Pitt-Bradford University (DH) 1:00p.m.
Altoona (DH) 1:00 p.m
AMCC Conference Tournament TBA
(<? Laßoche College (DH) 1:00 p.m.
(# Grove City College (DH) 1:00 p.m.
HCAC Regionals
NCAA Regionals
March 7-14
March 8
March 9
March 11
March 12
March 12
March 20
March 24
March 25
March 27
March 31)
March 31
April I
April 2
April 6
April 8
April 10
April 13
April 14
April 17
April 18
April 20
April 22
April 24-25
April 29
SPORTS
hopes to
AMCC
experience to a relatively young team.
Coach Benim commented on the
veterens saying, “Those six guys are
going to be a major factor. They’ve
been there, they know what’s expected.
They know what
to do. We’ve got
good leadership
with those guys.”
The Lions' roster
Corey Walters,
James Calpin and a cast of six
freshmen
The Lions will open their season with
a spring training trip to Florida from
March 7-14. In last season’s trip,
Behrend won five of seven in
season as head softball coach. Al
though the team is very young, one se
nior and two juniors, she believes that
the team consists of a bunch of great
athletes. "The girls are very dedicated
and enthusiastic. We should do well.”
says Jacobelli.
As for Jacobelli herself, she has
proven to be a great asset to the Be
hrend softball program. She was
named “Coach of the Year” in the 1998
SOFTBALL
Spring Trip to Florida
Swanhmore College
Russell Sage College
Fairmont State College
Chowan College
Ohio Valley College
Mount Union
<ff Laßoche
@ Pitl-Greensburg
Frostburg
@ Lake Brie
Pitt-Bradford
Pitl-Greensburg
(S> Buffalo Stale
@ Allegheny
Lake F,rie
Frostburg
W Geneva
(q> Pitt-Bradford
OP Waynesburg
AMCC Championships
Grove City
Sports
preparation for the season. Speaking
on the importance of the trip, Benim
realizes the value of good southern
weather and said, “We’ve got some
good teams we will be playing down
there.” He added, "The main thing
is to prepare for the northern
schedule, try to evaluate people and
give people and oppontunity.”
After the trip, the Lions will open
their regular season schedule hosting
Allegheny College on March 18, at
1:00 p.m. "March is going to be a
great test,” said Benim. AMCC play
will begin on April 6, as the Lions
will host Pitt-Greensburg. The
AMCC tournament will be on April
24-25, followed by the ECAC
Championships on May 8 if the
Lions are to qualify.
consists of four
sophomores and
sixteen freshmen.
Behrend’s
pitching staff will
consist of Ryan
Frederick, coming
off a 1998 season
that saw him strike
out 55 batters in 48
2/3
innings
Supporting
Frederick will be
Ryan Smith,
Shaun Headley
Dale
February 27
March 27
April 10
April 17
April 24
May I
May 5
May 9
May 20-22
In the AMCC conference, the
Behrend men see Frostburg State as
their toughest opponent. The Lions
know an AMCC Championship win
must go through Frostburg.
Behrend’s annual goal is simple
in words, but challenging in action.
"We want to be Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference Champions!
We want to be the most hustling
team in NCAA Division 111
Baseball!"
season and coached a 16-19 overall
season her first year as coach last sea-
In the 1998 inaguraul season, this
past fall, the team finished third w ith
a record of 11-4. “The team seems
to be ready for the challenging sea
son ahead." concluded Jacohelli.
TRACK AND FIELD
Site
Slippery Rock University Relays
Clarion University Invitational
Geneva College Quadrangular
lUP Invitational
Slippery Rock Invitational
Baldwin Wallace Invitational
Grove City Qualifier
Clarion Last Chance Meet
Mid-Atlantic Regionals
NCAA D-11l Nationals <$ Baldwin Wallace
PREVIEW
Track
Field
set for
inaugural
season
courtesy of Penn State Behrend
Athletics Department
This spring marks the inaugural
season for Track & Field as an
official varsity sport at Behrend.
The program has been well
received, and currently there are
sixty athletes on the roster. The total
is comprised of 40 men and 20
women, with all events covered.
The enthusiasm and commitment of
these athletes has been very exciting
for everyone involved, and several
of the Behrend athletes have an
opportunity to make a run for
Regional and National honors.
The schedule for this first season
is highly competitive, as the
majority of competition the Behrend
thin clads will face will be NCAA
Division II schools. One of the
highlights on the schedule is the
quadrangular at Geneva College,
which will pit Behrend against
Behrend track and field coach, Rich Hoffman
March 7-14
and
team
Geneva, NCAA DII Westminster, and
NCAA DI St. Francis.
Although there is currently no track
facility on campus, by the fall ot 2000
the new fieldhouse complex should
be completed, and that facility will
contain an indoor training track plus
specific areas for the various field
high school facilities
The Head Coach for Track & Field
and Cross Country is Rich Hoffman,
a former All-District. All-
Conference. and Academic All-
American distance runner at Davis &
Elkins College. He has previously
coached at West Liberty State
College, Cameron High School, and
last year at Hiram College, where he
coached the distance runners,
jumpers, and throwers. Hoffman has
guided several athletes to All-
Conference status in previous
coaching stmts, and was named this
past fall as the AMCC Men's Cross
Country Coach of the Year.
TENNIS
Spring Tup to Hilton Head
Allegheny
Grove City
Penn State Altoona
(<f F.dinboro
Waynesburg 3:00 p.m
Penn State Behrend Gumma Invitational 9:00 a m.
Frostburg w/ Lake Hiie
Baldwin Wallace
<if Lake F.rie
(s' Frostburg
AMCC Championships
Frcdonia
(q' Penn State Altoona
events to utilize,
including pole
vault and long/
triple jump
areas. This
facility will give
the Behrend
Track & Field
program an area
lo
prepare
the
during
winter months
as they get
ready for the
outdoor season.
In the interim
the program will
make use of
excellent nearby
photo by Andrea Zaffino
12:00 p.m